Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/alumnaerecord1987677mghs Season^s Greetings Alumnae Record TtiE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL NURSES ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION, INC. Fott/Winter 1985 the alumnae record OFTHE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL NURSES ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION, INC. Vol. LXXVI Fall/Winter 1985 No. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the editor 3 Homecoming ’85 3 Annual Reports 5 Growing Old: Facts and Fictions Edna Susan Lepper ig News Notes We Present - Ann Cahill 21 News of the Classes 22 In Memoriam 29 COMMITTEE Editor/Chairperson Linda Lass-Schuhmacher P.O. Box 657 Lexington, MA 02173 , Subscriptiontothe Magazine is included intheduesofthe membersoftheAssociation. All communications for insertion in theRECORD can be sent to the OFFICE OF THE ALUMNAE SECRETARY or directly to the EDITOR. Memo to contributors: Material should be sent not later than April 1st, for the Spring/Summer October 1st for the Fall/Winter issue. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL NURSES’ ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS FOR 1981-1986 President Treasurev LINDA M. LASS-SCHUHMACHER (1967) CATHERINE H. BOYD (1952) PresidentElect RecordingSecretary MARY FLANNERY CAIRA (1959) DOROTHY MAHONEY (1952) Vice President Alumnae Secretary JEANNETTE BOURGOIN BLAINE (1955) ELIGIA (LEE) DRAGO BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ADELE CORKUM (1934) MAUREEN C. McGRATH ANN PETERSON (1961) (1968) CAROLYN THAYER (1962) CHAIRPERSONS OF STANDING COMMITTEES Finance Program CATHERINE H. BOYD MARY FLANNERY CAIRA (1959) (1952) Hospitality MAUREEN McGRATH C. (1961) QuarterlyRecord LINDA M. LASS-SCHUHMACHER (1967) ADELE CSOerRviKceUM (1934) Nominating Ruth Sleeper Scholarship Fund ELIZABETH LADA (1980) ANN CAHILL (1945) & AnnahellaMcCraeLoan Fund SallyJohnson FeliciaKuligFullerton CAROLYN THAYER Scholarship Funds J. (1962) MARLENE NORTON (1961) ALUMNAE OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Telephone: 726-3144 WHERE TO WRITE ContributionstoLoanFundsandRequestsforLoanstoFundchairperson,c/oAlumnae Office. Make checks payable to the specific Fund. When someone is ill: Alumnae Secretary, Bartlett Hall, 40 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114. RequestsforMembership,AlumnaeDues,ChangesofAddressandGeneralInformation: MISS ELIGIA M. DRAGO, Alumnae Secretary, Bartlett Hall, 40 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114. LETTER FROM THE EDITOR . . . Greetings! This is my first “Quarterly” as editor and as with most new editors, a time for some changes. For manyyears our “Quarterly” has been a semi-annual publication and as you will see from the new coverwe are finally giving itaname that more accurately reflects this. Startingwith this issue our “Quarterly”willbecomeTheAlumnaeRecord. Itwillbepublishedtwiceyearlyin November and inJune and will still include all ofthe news items and feature articles thatyousendin. Iwelcome anyideas orsuggestionsyoumayhavefor the Record. These and all ofyour news can be sent to me directly or thru the alumnae office, it is your magazine and we need your news! My thanks to “Terry” Conlon (1941) forherhelp inmakingthisasmooth transitionperiodwithherofferofadviceandassistanceasIbeginmytenureas editor and chairperson. Theholidaysarealmostuponussoletmetakethisopportunitytowishall ofyou a very happy holiday season and a healthy and productive 1986. Linda Lass:-^Schuhmacher (1967) HOMECOMING ’85 Hurricane Gloria hit New England Friday but that did not deter 186 alumnae from near and far from gathering Saturday morning at the Howard Johnson “57” for the annual business meeting, program and luncheon. The Association honored the reunion classes and some special people at the luncheon with small gifts: MGH Class of 1925 - pens MGH Qass of 1935 - scarves Qass of i960 - carnation corsages Qass of 1975 - carnation corsages Qass of 1924 - Cross pens Esther GoffBecker (1914) - corsage & scarf MGH Ruth Sleeper (1922) - umbrella Jennie Chang Ernst (1950) and Florence Nagao Stanley (1950) were each MGH given an pen for having traveled the greatest distance to attend (from Hawaii). ThethanksoftheAssociationwasextendedtoAnnCahill (1945)andAlice Terry Yancey Conlon (1941) for their years of dedicated service to the organization. Each was presented with an MGH umbrella. 3 Our thanks to all ofyou who made the day a success. Our special thanks also to: Mary McKenney Singh (1935) for her generous donation to the Ruth Sleeper Scholarship Fund. The Board for their contribution of$100.00 to the In Memoriam Fund in memory of Edna Lepper. Homecoming 1986 is already being planned so mark your calendars and keep Saturday,September 27 openbecausewehopetoseeyouattheHoward Johnson “57” for the meeting, program, lunch, and most importantly to reunite old friendships and celebrate together. HOMECOMING 1985 PHOTOS The first class of nurses of the MGH Institute ofHealth Professions graduated on Friday, June 21 at a TO ORDER: Enclose your check ceremony on the Bulfinch Lawn. The students received master’s degrees in payableto FayFotowiththenum- nursingarethefirstnursinggraduates ber noted under the photo and ofthehospitalsince thediplomapro- mail directly to: gram closed in 1981. We congratu- Fay Foto late the class and welcome them to 201 South Street our association. MA Boston, 02111 PRICES: 5” X 7” MGThHeFacultyandStaffofficesfor the Institute ofHealth Profes- sions hasmovedfrom BartlettHallto 1 copy $4.25 each the newly refurbished 20 Charles 2-5 copies $3.50 each 6-10 copies $3.00 each Street. The only office that did not is Ms. Petzold’s which moved to Ruth 8” X 10” Sleeper Hall. Transcripts are still ob- 1 copy $5.00 each tainable from Ms. Petzold’s office, 2-5 copies $3.75 each but there are no caps available there. 6-10 copies $3.25 each 4